Śniadowo, Podlaskie Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Śniadowo (disambiguation).
Śniadowo
Village
Śniadowo
Coordinates: 53°2′N 21°59′E / 53.033°N 21.983°E / 53.033; 21.983
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
County Łomża County
Gmina Śniadowo
Highest elevation 130 m (430 ft)
Lowest elevation 120 m (390 ft)
Population 1,500
Website http://sniadowo.powiatlomzynski.pl/

Śniadowo [ɕɲaˈdɔvɔ] is a village in Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Śniadowo. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Łomża and 80 km (50 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

The village has a population of 1,500. Until the late 1980s, it used to be a local railroad junction, located along the Ostrołęka - Lapy line. In Śniadowo, a 15-kilometer connection to Łomża stemmed. All these lines are now closed.

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Coordinates: 53°2′N 21°59′E / 53.033°N 21.983°E / 53.033; 21.983


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